Yet another CL350 rebuild...HELP!!!

Also, those brass drainage tubes have been known to crack and let fuel out even when you have the floats set correctly.

Just something else to check.
 
Well, I found a contributor to the problem (if not the whole problem itself). The floats don't float. Its crazy how that happens when gas gets inside of them. ;)

I've found an aftermarket float that promises no leaks and no corrosion at half the price of used original ones. Should I try them out?

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What's the extent of the damage to the float? I had a few pinholes in mine that I soldered rather easily (after removing the gas). I have seen the squarish rubber/plastic floats on eBay before but since the stock ones are round and brass I didn't trust them. Got a link to the ones you're looking at?
 
I couldn't actually see an obvious leak so its either really small, or a freaking ninja.

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http://m.ebay.com/itm/191171956000?nav=SEARCH

These are the floats I was considering; however I soldered up the leaks on the float, so I guess I'll try that out first.

I'll throw them back on tomorrow or the next day to see if it fixed anything.

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Those new floats look the right shape but I've never seen anyone use them. Although the listing doesn't say, I assume they're plastic. If yours still has pinholes or doesn't operate properly I'd maybe give them a try and post up a review for the good of the order.
 
Yessir yessir! You know it.
I'm thinking that this winter, when I'm tearing it down to clean up properly, I'm gonna take her more in the direction of a tracker than a restore. I like the lines on it when the seat is off and from what I've seen of trackers, they have a rather low profile seat, hugging the frame, maintaining those lovely lines.

Yes? No?

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The CL lines were all "scramblers", which would probably most closely equate to "street tracker" style customs. Scramblers were street bikes that could theoretically be taken off road. Street trackers are performance oriented track-worthy bikes which have road legal equipment added. In addition to motor work and fitting better carbs, the best performance enhancing change for these bikes is weight reduction, so a smaller seat would keep with a tracker style. Fit some dual sport tires and you're getting close. Both my Hondas are street trackers and I love them for blasting around town and country.
 
ITS ALIVE!!!!

But white smoke is coming out of the right cylinder. Burning oil, right? Talking to my dad, he says a few things contribute to that. He said rings, head gasket, or valves (or a mixture) could cause that. What do you all think?

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So this is pretty much the first time it's been started in a long time? Rings might be stuck in the piston grooves. Try running it through a few heat cycles (start it, let it warm up, turn it off, let it cool down, repeat…) and see if it improves.
 
Well, I initially had it running after the carbs were rebuilt, but the floats decided to sink. As you can imagine that doesn't work out too good. Haha

But yeah the first time its run well in probably 5 years or so.

I'll try running it through some heat cycles like you said Hillsy, and see it that does anything.

Perhaps I'll post a video of it running tomorrow. Its a lot louder than I thought it ought to be, but sheeeiiitttt what do I know? Lol

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It finally works correctly
I think...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_KMPfpMtXk

(I tried twice to post the video on here, but it just didn't wanna work with me I guess. So, to YouTube it went..)
 
I kinda thought the same. Only one of the pipes was getting HOT. That damn left cylinder again. But it spits out white smoke after running for a while.

What can cause only firing on one cyl? Aside from no spark and fouled plugs I mean.

Its kind of aggravating since it starts up with one kick. Was really hoping I wouldn't have to tear it apart until winter, but if I have to, I will.

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AngryGingerKid said:
What can cause only firing on one cyl? Aside from no spark and fouled plugs I mean.
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You need the following to for a cylinder to fire: correct fuel/air mixture, spark at the right time and compression. You are missing at least one of these elements so you'll need to check each one until you find it.
 
I think I found the problem, but I'm not sure. When doing a "quick test" for compression by covering the spark plug hole with your thumb, it is supposed to blow your finger off, not try and suck it into the cylinder, right?

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Well it does a well enough job of that, but it doesn't do a very good job of blowing off on the compression stroke.

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Its more or less like this....
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You really need to test the compression properly. If you don't have access to a gauge, you can borrow/rent one from most auto parts stores.
 
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